Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-24

| To1onto Considerably A81tatod-Earth
qualkes in Massachusetts Their
mometer Registers 100 Degrees Above
in Equador-A Son Charges His Moth
or with Horrible Crimes-The Sacc
River Closed-Dynamite Explodes
Killing Three Men.
Thomas Sexton, member of parliament
for Belfast is seriously i'll with typhoid few
er.
Twenty-Five degree. above zero at Skow-
hegan Friday morning and fifteen inches OF
snow on the ground.
Ex-Secretary Manning's condition remains
unchanged. He still fingers between life
and DEATH with the chances in favor of his
surviving the day.
A letter from Panama says that at the end
of November and the beginning of Decem-
Der the heat was terrific and unprecedented
in Ecuador, it being 1870.
The Saco river closed to navigation Thurs
day night. 1t has remained open longer than
any season for many years. A large crop of
ice will be harvested this winter.
A Halifax special to the Bangor CONNER
cial says that by an explosion of dynamite in
McDonalds lime quarry near Halifax, three
men were killed outright and one seriously
injured.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed today Mexican, Benjamin Blood, Knox
originals, Thomas J. Owen, North Turner
Bridge Warren =. Smith. Weston; increase,
John r. George, New Sharon; reissue, Ira
b. HagOn, North Lamoine Albert N. Chain,
Monson.
1t is announced at Ell Paso, Texas, that the
Mexican government has granted extraordi-
nary concessions to a real estate company to
induce immigration to eleven states of Mex
leo. The company has obtained a title to
So 900 900 acres of land and hopes to estab-
ish an agency in all the large cities of Eu-
rope and America.
The situation in Western Kansas has great
ly improved during the last twenty four
hours. The weather has moderated and the
supply of coal is being increased. This, it
is believed, will supply the destitute commu-
mites for one week, and the Atchinson Rail-
road Company think that by that time they
will be able to supply full demands:
deep rumbling sound lasting two OF
three seconds, accompanied by tremor of
the earth was noticed shortly after midnight,
Friday morning, by the people of New Bed
ford, Mass. Persons were aroused from
their sleep in different portions of the city.
Reports of shock having been experienced
in Acushnet and the towns in that vicinity
are coming in.
There is considerable excitement in Roman
Catholic circles over the circular issued to
each supporter of seperate schools at the in
la of h. Tr,s s1
National League, calling on every Irish Cath
olc to oppose at the polls those trustees who
marched in procession on the day of the
Queens jubilee last June. There will be
likely to be lively times between the nation
alsts and the other party on nomination day
In the trial of Barrett brothers in Mime
apolis, on Thursday, for the murder of the
driver Volcfson, Henry Barrett made full
confession of the crime on the witness stand
fixing the guilt upon his brothers and charg-
ing his mother with having instigated the
murder which was solely for money. In
closing his testimony young Barrett said
My mother is to blame for this whole bad
business. She educated us boys up in
crooked ways and is worth thousands of
dollars, all Of which is the fruit of the
crimes of her children. As her son told the
stOis kItde utN pS Va pNioPiotiOu StoOu Ou'
literally like beads, upon Mrs. Barrett's
face and she cringed and covered as the
words were uttered.
The Terry-Waggoner vendetta in Stone
county, Mo-, is still on and probably will re.
suit in more bloodshed Three men have
been killed lately and six wounded. The
Terry brothers, five in number, are charged
with many crimes and vigilance committee
organized to drive them out of the country
The Terrys with friends overawed the leaf
ers of the vigilantes, One of the Terry,
was severely shot from ambush and few
days later member of the anti-Terry faction
was killed by an unknown party. In another
fight in the woods one of the Terrys wa,
wounded and three of the opposition crowc
So far as the war has gone ten men have
been killed, and innumerable persons wound
ed without one man being legally punished
Something like a week ago two little girl.
whose parents live at the east end in Port
land in the vicinity of the Congress hall
skating rink, passed an afternoon skating il
the rink. being alone in the building with
Mr.. Groves, proprietor of the rink. Return
ing home one of the children told her pa
rents of familiarities taken by Groves with
the person of the other little girl. The faith
er of the child, Immediately on hearing Of
the indignity, went to Groves house anc
thrashed him numerically. Groves wa
terribly beaten, and in consequence of hi
injuries was confined to the house for severa
days. Thursday he swore out warran
against the child's father for assault, and tn,
case was tried in the municipal court Friday
morning. The respondent pleaded guilty L
the charge, but on inquiry into the facts tn,
court imposed nominal fine of one dollal
without costs.
James Miller, real estate dealer, abou
! 20 years old, was found lying dead Fridal
morning. on the floor of his home in Wes
Sixteenth street, New York City. Beside
him lay his wife unconscious and dying. o.
her face and hands were several gashes
She was removed to the hospital. 1t is sus
pected that the couple were attacked by rob
bers. Furniture, kitchen utensils an,
crockery were broken and scattered on tn,
floor, and window opening on the yard wa
open. Miller was said TO be wealthy. Hi
wife. neighbors say, has been insane for th,
past year. The police on further investiga
ton, came to . conclusion that the case Va
not one of murder or robbery but that th.
man died of heart disease in his chair an,
knocked the stove down in his fall. Their,
were no injuries on his body except contus
ion on the back of the head that Is not SUN
cient to cause death. It is supposed tha
Mrs. Miller, who is sixty-nine years old wa
too weak minded to notify the neighbors O
her husbands death and that her weak an
exhausted condition is due to starvation .